Baleage

Wrapped bale silage takes less field-drying time than baled hay and has a wider moisture-content window compared to chopped material stored in bunker or bag silos. Baleage is gaining a following but takes careful management.

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Wrapping hay in plastic is an option worth considering when rainy weather threatens to interfere with a quality harvest, says Bruce Anderson, forage specialist with University of Nebraska Extension....More

Baleage has gained a following. The wrapped round-bale silage takes less field-drying time than baled hay and has a wider moisture-content window compared to chopped material stored in bunker or bag silos...More

Bill Fuller invited neighbor Roy Marcantel to harvest and feed some of his 2009 Big Fellow soybeans. Marcantel harvested the crop as baleage without mixing it with corn, then fed it to yearling Braford heifers as their primary forage throughout the fall and winter...More

Bill Fuller wasn’t satisfied with the 7-9% protein content of his corn silage and wanted to make it a more complete feed for his beef cattle.
“I wanted something to blend with corn as a protein supplement”...More